Guy gets caught while trying to stop drivers from talking oncellphones while driving

The court finds Jason R. Humphreys apparently liable for a forfeiture of
$48,000 for using a cell phone jammer in his car during his daily commute
between Seffner and Tampa, Florida. Mr. Humphreys' illegal operation of
the jammer apparently continued for up to two years, caused actual
interference to cellular service along a swath of Interstate 4.

(a) Penalty of $16,000 for jamming law enforcement frequencies, plus
(b) Penalty of $16,000 for jamming cellphone frequencies, plus
(c) Penalty of $16,000 for operating that same jammer for two years.
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http://transition.fcc.gov/eb/Orders/2014/FCC-14-55A1.html
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On April 29, 2013, the Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) received a complaint
from Metro PCS that its cell phone tower sites had been experiencing
interference during the morning and evening commutes in Tampa, Florida.
Based on the location of the towers and the times that the alleged
interference occurred, the Bureau determined that the likely source of
the interference was mobile along Interstate 4 between downtown Tampa and
Seffner, Florida.

On May 7, 2013, agents from the Bureau's Tampa Office (Tampa Office)
initiated an investigation into this matter and monitored the suspected
route. On May 7, 8, and 9, 2013, the agents determined, using direction
finding techniques, that strong wideband emissions within the cellular
and PCS bands (i.e., the 800 MHz to 1900 MHz band) were emanating from a
blue Toyota Highlander sport utility vehicle (SUV) with a Florida license
plate. On May 9, 2013, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
(Hillsborough Sheriff), working closely with the agents from the Tampa
Office, stopped the Toyota Highlander SUV. The Hillsborough Sheriff
deputies reported that communications with police dispatch over their 800
MHz two-way portable radios were interrupted as they approached the SUV.

The agents from the Tampa Office and the Hillsborough Sheriff deputies
interviewed the driver, who identified himself as Jason Humphreys. Mr.
Humphreys admitted that he owned and had operated a cell phone jammer
from his car for the past 16 to 24 months. An inspection of the vehicle
revealed the cell phone jammer behind the seat cover of the passenger
seat. Mr. Humphreys stated that he had been operating the jammer to keep
people from talking on their cell phones while driving. At the conclusion
of the interview, the Hillsborough Sheriff deputies seized Mr. Humphreys'
cell phone jammer pursuant to Florida state law. On the following day,
May 10, 2013, Metro PCS confirmed that the interference to its cell
towers had ceased. On June 14, 2013, agents from the Tampa Office tested
the seized cell phone jammer and confirmed that it was capable of jamming
cellular and PCS communications in at least three frequency bands:
821-968 MHz, 1800-2006 MHz, and 2091-2180 MHz.

 

Jolly Roger wrote, on Thu, 20 Nov 2014 18:32:35 +0000:

What I don't understand is why he jammed the cellphones in Florida,
where it's NOT illegal to talk on a cellphone why driving, and,
more importantly, why he didn't just use the fake cell phone tower.

Wouldn't a fake cell phone tower have worked BETTER than a jammer
because it wouldn't have given him away?

 

http://thesignaljammer.com

$449.00

 

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It may not be illegal to use a cellphone while driving in some places,
but it's still a bloody stupid thing to do and an unneceeasry
distraction to what you're meant to be doing - DRIVING THE CAR.

It is illegal here in New Zealand and yet lots of selfish morons still
do it. :-(

 

Your Name wrote, on Fri, 21 Nov 2014 09:46:41 +1300:

I'm not so sure it's dangerous since accidents are going down
every year, but the jammers *are* illegal in the USA.

In fact, this company got fined almost $30K USD just for
jamming their employees phone calls while at work!
http://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-proposes-29k-fine-employer-jammed-employee-cell-phones

 

In Abe Swanson

Why don't you look into where and how to get one, and let us know how
much one costs?

 

He was very lucky. Had anyone died because of his actions that would be
first degree murder, which is still a capital offense in Florida.

--
He remembered the knowledge. He remembered feeling his mind as cold as
ice and limitless as the night sky. He remembered being summoned into
reluctant existence at the moment the first creature lived, in the
certain knowledge that he would outlive life until the last being in the
universe passed to its reward, when it would be his job, figuratively
speaking, to put the chairs on the tables and turn all the lights off.
He remembered the loneliness.

 

The jammer is only $500 with tax and shipping included.
http://thesignaljammer.com

 

These guys did the same thing, only it was a business doing the jamming,
instead of a driver, and it was AT&T instead of T-Mobile.

http://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-proposes-29k-fine-employer-jammed-employee-cell-phones

 

Check out the NJ driver with the GPS jammer at EWR airport!
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/0...er_after_gps_jamming_disrupts_newark_airport/

 

Accidents are going down for a variety of reasons, but doing anything
not related to driving the car is a distraction and does cause some
accidents. The solution is to not do those completely unnecessary
things. If you must make / answer the phone or check a TXT message,
then pull over somewhere safe and do so - there's no need whatsoever to
play with a mobile phone while driving. Anyone who does is simply being
a selfish moron.

 

Let me guess... You stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night?

 

Presumably he doesn’t care what the law is and just wanted
to stop people using their phones in their cars for some reason
like he has silly ideas about the risks involved and doesn’t care
that his jammer would prevent passengers using their phones
and stationary cars too.

Those cost a lot more than jammers.

Certainly it would have made it harder to catch him
because the effect wouldn’t have been so obvious.

 

They may well go down even more if cellphones could not be used in cars.

 

What are you talking about?

 

Your "legal training"

 

Still way outside at the very least. Explain please.

 

Rod Speed wrote, on Fri, 21 Nov 2014 17:24:26 +1100:

He told the police that he *thought* the jammer only worked
for a 30 foot radius.
http://tbo.com/news/business/fcc-seffner-man-was-using-cell-phone-jammer-20140429/

 

But its far from clear whether he lied about that or not.

 

I'm confused about how *far* the jammer signal went since
the guy's jammer clearly was messing with the T-Mobile/MCI
towers, which almost certainly were more than 30 feet from
the roadway.

Does anyone know how far the guy's jammer actually went?